Coolbone Bras Band is one of several groups entertaining Saturday at the Athens Grease Festival. (Contributed by Athens Grease Festival)

ATHENS, Alabama – Who knew togas and Southern fried foods went so well together?

But Saturday’s Athens Grease Festival is all about seamlessly meshing odd combinations.

The event, which debuted in 2012 as a celebration of fried foods and the origins of Athens’ Greek roots, boasts some new features this year, including a parade led by Helen Carter, the festival’s first Grease Goddess, a presentation on Southern food by Pulitzer Prize-winner Rick Bragg and some truly unusual foods.

Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 3-12 and free to those 2 and younger. Toga wearers get $1 off. For information, visit www.athensgreasefestival.com.